Gaining or grasping just a sliver of understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ makes one appreciate what love for another truly means. The following is an excerpt of a talk (or sermon) given by (who I know to be) a man of God. What is being said is not specific to the church with which he represents, but can be appreciated by all Christian faiths. What he says can help us appreciate and understand, if even a little, the great sacrifice Jesus Christ made and the great blessings this sacrifice gave for us.
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The following is an article written by J. D. Pendry, a retired Marine Sergeant Major who now writes for Random House. He's an eloquent author, and as taught by the Marines, he seldom beats around the bush:
Jimmy Carter, you are the father of the Islamic Nazi movement. You threw the Shah under the bus, welcomed the Ayatollah home, and then lacked the spine to confront the terrorists when they took our embassy and our people hostage. You're the runner-in-chief.
Bill Clinton, you played ring around the Lewinsky while the terrorists were at war with us. You got us into a fight with them in Somalia and then you ran from it. Your weak-willed responses to the USS Cole and the First Trade Center Bombing and Our Embassy Bombings emboldened the killers. Each time you failed to respond adequately, they grew bolder, until 9/11/2001.
John Kerry, dishonesty is your most prominent attribute. You lied about American Soldiers in Vietnam . Your military service, like your life, is more fiction than fact. You've accused our military of terrorizing women and children in Iraq . You called Iraq the wrong war, wrong place, wrong time, the same words you used to describe Vietnam . You're a fake. You want to run from Iraq and abandon the Iraqis to murderers just as you did to the Vietnamese. Iraq, like Vietnam, is another war that you were for, before you were against it.
John Murtha, you said our military was broken. You said we can't win militarily in Iraq . You accused United States Marines of cold-blooded murder without proof and said we should redeploy to Okinawa . Okinawa, John? And the Democrats call you their military expert! Are you sure you didn't suffer a traumatic brain injury while you were off building your war hero resume? You're a sad, pitiable, corrupt and washed up politician. You're not a Marine, sir. You wouldn't amount to a good pimple on a real Marine's butt. You're a phony and a disgrace. Run away, John .
Dick Durbin, you accused our Soldiers at Guantanamo of being Nazis, tenders of Soviet style gulags and as bad as the regime of Pol Pot , who murdered two million of his own people after your party abandoned Southeast Asia to the Communists. Now you want to abandon the Iraqis to the same fate. History was not a good teacher for you, was it? Lord help us! See Dick run.
Ted Kennedy, for days on end you held poster-sized pictures from Abu Ghraib in front of any available television camera. Al Jazeera quoted you saying that Iraqi's torture chambers were open under new management. Did you see the news, Teddy? The Islamic Nazis demonstrated another beheading for you. If you truly supported our troops, you'd show the world poster-sized pictures of that atrocity and demand the annihilation of it. Your legislation stripping support from the South Vietnamese led to a communist victory there. You're a bloated, drunken fool bent on repeating the same historical blunder that turned freedom-seeking people over to homicidal, genocidal maniacs. To paraphrase John Murtha, all while sitting on your wide, gin-soaked rear-end in Washington.
Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Carl Levine, Barbara Boxer, Diane Feinstein, Russ Feingold, Hillary Clinton, Pat Leahy, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, the Hollywood Leftist morons, et al, ad nauseam: Every time you stand in front of television cameras and broadcast to the Islamic Nazis that we went to war because our President lied, that the war is wrong and our Soldiers are torturers, that we should leave Iraq, you give the Islamic butchers - the same ones that tortured and mutilated American Soldiers - cause to think that we'll run away again, and all they have to do is hang on a little longer. It is inevitable that we, the infidels , will have to defeat the Islamic jihadists. Better to do it now on their turf, than later on ours after they have gained both strength and momentum.
American news media, the New York Times particularly: Each time you publish stories about national defense secrets and our intelligence gathering methods, you become one united with the sub-human pieces of camel dung that torture and mutilate the bodies of American Soldiers. You can't strike up the courage to publish cartoons, but you can help Al Qaeda destroy my country. Actually, you are more dangerous to us than Al Qaeda is. Think about that each time you face Mecca to admire your Pulitzer.
You are America 's 'AXIS OF IDIOTS.' Your Collective Stupidity will destroy us. Self-serving politics and terrorist-abetting news scoops are more important to you than our national security or the lives of innocent civilians and Soldiers. It bothers you that defending ourselves gets in the way of your elitist sport of politics and your ignorant editorializing. There is as much blood on your hands as is on the hands of murdering terrorists. Don't ever doubt that. Your frolics will only serve to extend this war as they extended Vietnam . If you want our Soldiers home as you claim, knock off the crap and try supporting your country ahead of supporting your silly political aims and aiding our enemies.
Yes, I'm questioning your patriotism. Your loyalty ends with self. I'm also questioning why you're stealing air that decent Americans could be breathing. You don't deserve the protection of our men and women in uniform. You need to run away from this war, this country. Leave the war to the people who have the will to see it through and the country to people who are willing to defend it.
Our country has two enemies: Those who want to destroy us from the outside and those who attempt it from within.
Semper Fi,
J. D. Pendry - Sergeant Major, USMC, Retired
The First Amendment to The U.S. Constitution
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble; and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The New School Prayer
Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is against the rule
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.
If Scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights.
And anytime my head I bow
Becomes a Federal matter now.
Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
That's no offense; it's a freedom scene.
The law is specific, the law is precise.
Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.
For praying in a public hall
Might offend someone with no faith at all.
In silence alone we must meditate,
God's name is prohibited by the state.
We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks.
They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.
We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,
And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King.
It's "inappropriate" to teach right from wrong,
We're taught that such "judgments" do not belong.
We can get our condoms and birth controls,
Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles.
But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
No word of God must reach this crowd.
It's scary here I must confess,
When chaos reigns the school's a mess.
So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
Should I be shot; My soul please take!
Amen
The Second Amendment to The U.S. Constitution
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
The Wisdom of Those in History
"The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be
properly armed." -- Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers
"Men trained in arms from their infancy, and animated by the love of liberty, will afford neither a cheap or easy conquest." -- From the Declaration of the First Continental Congress, 1775
"The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered as the palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers; and will generally, even if these are successful in the first instance, enable the people to resist and triumph over them" -- Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story
"Militias, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves and include all men capable of bearing arms. [...] To preserve liberty it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." -- Senator Richard Henry Lee, 1788
"To disarm the people... was the best and most effectual way to enslave them." -- George Mason, speech of June 14, 1788
"The great object is, that every man be armed. [...] Every one who is able may have a gun." -- Patrick Henry, speech of June 14 1788
The Ten Commandments (or how to live a happy life)
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Thou shalt not kill.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Thou shalt not steal.
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
-- Jehovah
A Very Famous Sermon
And again, blessed are all they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.
And blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
And blessed are all they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled with the Holy Ghost.
And blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
And blessed are all the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
And blessed are all the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.
And blessed are all they who are persecuted for my name’s sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
And blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake; For ye shall have great joy and be exceedingly glad, for great shall be your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.
Liberty And The Old Soldier
And now it came to pass that when Moroni, who was the chief commander of the armies of the Nephites [people Moroni just fought many years, and lost many friends, to gain their liberty and freedom], had heard of these dissensions, he was angry with Amalickiah.
And it came to pass that he rent his coat; and he took a piece thereof, and wrote upon it—In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children—and he fastened it upon the end of a pole.
And he fastened on his head-plate, and his breastplate, and his shields, and girded on his armor about his loins; and he took the pole, which had on the end thereof his rent coat, (and he called it the title of liberty) and he bowed himself to the earth, and he prayed mightily unto his God for the blessings of liberty to rest upon his brethren, so long as there should a band of Christians remain to possess the land.
Great Wisdom & Humor
"Politics is supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first" -- Ronald Reagan
"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help." -- Ronald Reagan
"Liberals love America like O.J. loved Nicole." -- Ann Coulter
"Teach the people correct principles, and they will govern themselves." -- Joseph Smith Jr.
Songs and Poems
Did you think to pray?
In the name of Christ our Savior,
Did you sue for loving favor
As a shield today?
When your heart was full with anger,
Did you think to pray?
Did you plead for grace, my brother,
That you might forgive another
Who had crossed your way?
When sore trials came upon you,
Did you think to pray?
When your soul was full of sorrow,
Balm of Gilead did you borrow
At the gates of day?
Oh, how praying rests the weary!
Prayer will change the night to day.
So, when life gets dark and dreary,
Don't forget to pray.
-- Mary A. Pepper Kidder
Musings
Bail 'em Out?
Back in 1990, the Government seized the Mustang Ranch brothel in Nevada for tax evasion and, as required by law, tried to run it. They failed and it closed. Now we are trusting the economy of our country and our banking system to the same nit-wits who couldn't make money running a whore house and selling whiskey.
U.S Lawmakers at work:
In 1999...
- 29 members of Congress have been accused of spousal abuse.
- 7 have been arrested for fraud.
- 19 have been accused of writing bad checks.
- 117 have bankrupted at least two businesses.
- 3 have been arrested for assault.
- 71 have credit reports so bad they can't qualify for a credit card.
- 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges.
- 8 have been arrested for shoplifting.
- 21 are current defendants in lawsuits.
- And in 1998 alone, 84 were stopped for drunk driving, but released after they claimed Congressional immunity.
Now in 2009, it's hard to find any Democrat, in Washington DC that has paid their taxes. Many of them are in the Presidential cabinet. Which is why it is so easy for them to raise your taxes and spend it as if it is theirs.
Today ... 75% of them can't pass a simple high-school level test on the Constitution, the organization and purposes of the three houses of the Federal Government, and (get this) Congressional ethics rules.
Those saying that Obama and his buddies are Socialists have vastly miscalculated this assumption. What's really happening is Obama is fascist and not socialist. Obama understands and knows the power that can come from a fascist state without the people really knowing what is going on. After all, the fascists of the past knew what he knows, and frankly, what his mentors knew (Saul Alinsky, Bill Ayers, etc.). For example, Adolf Hitler once said, "The great masses of the people... will more easily fall victims to a great lie than to a small one" and "what luck for rulers that men do not think". Now I'm not saying Obama is a genocidal maniac, I am saying his political methods are similar. Another fascist, Vladimire Lenin, once said, "A lie told often enough becomes the truth." Now, politicians have never been known for their honesty, nevertheless, I have never seen such a large group of them openly and without effort to disguise, lie over and over and simply say what people want to hear at the time to make them feel good. These lies have resulted in them becoming loved, almost adored, by those too ignorant or star struck to even bother to see the lies for what they are.
These star struck idiots would rather allow these fascists to take away their freedoms and rights just because their speeches make them feel good.
You see, where socialism requires exclusive government control of all means of commerce and business, including wages and the control of private ownership, fascism achieves the same results without the overhead. Instead of the government controlling everything like socialism requires, all fascism requires is to have government control of banks and the largest corporations. This gives them indirect control over everything else through extortionary means. If you own a company and need a loan, but don't want to run the business according to the government's ideas and sell the products they want you to sell, then you don't get the loan. Don't need a loan? Well, if you don't sell what they want you to, then they just raise your taxes so high that your only choice is to do what they say.
A fascist uses the art of distraction to gain power quickly. What they do is create a crisis, either a real crisis, or just one they think up. After this crisis becomes bad enough, they come forward offering to "fix" it and proceed to blame it on the rich and successful. They use class envy as a weapon, and as such conveniently shift the focus of how the crisis really happened and thus a lie told often enough becomes the truth. This works especially well with charismatic speaker that has the talen to charm the very stupid to the seemingly intelligent.
Once again, Adolf Hitler used this technique quite well. His Nazi brown shirts would cause trouble and maheim, the legislature would give him more powers to "fix" the problem, he used this power to take over large companies and banks, he'd then give "inspiring and emotion grabbing" speeches thousands would attend. He was called "the saviour of Germany", yet, most of the problems that were happening were a direct result of his actions and the actions of his brown shirts. People loved him because he preached that he would take care of them. He would punish those that were wealthy. He would "fix" education. What he did was indoctrinate children, not educate them. People would cry, get goose bumps, act as if they were listening to their favorite movie star. He would openly tell lies just to say what the people wanted to hear. It didn't matter if it was a lie, the people, being star struck believed him. It became "the truth" to them.
Hitler intended for Germany to be torn apart. This allowed him to build in his image, which was actually quite successful for him. This SAME techique is what Obama is doing, and like Germany of old, the legislature is willing to do his bidding, no matter what it is. The "crisis" is the excuse. The very congressmen that angirly shake their fists and fling spit all over the place are the very weasels that caused the crisis in the first place! That doesn't matter to the Obama fan, because Obama is going to fix everything. This is very dangerous.
There is a reason why thousands gave their lives willingly and freely in the Revolutionary war. It was simply for the liberty and freedom to live their lives as THEY chose to live them, and not what a bunch of bloated bureaucrats in government dictates. These idiots in Washington, including Obama, have never ever lived a life outside of the protective bubble of politics or a university. Barney Frank has never ran a business, tried to keep a payroll and pay ridiculous taxes and still have something left for himself. He doesn't know what it's like to earn a living, not have it given to you because some lobbyist made you a sweet deal for special consideration. With a small few exceptions, none of these idiots in government have any clue how the economy works, how everything is connected. They don't understand that liberty and entrepreneurism is what made this nation great. It's what raised the standard of living in the entire world and even this country. Our "poor" have cell phones and TV's because of this as well. This can be directly linked with the American system.
Obama is bound and determined to destroy the current economic system. That is plain to see through all of his lies. He intends to have a fascist oligarchy that answers to a world body and not to the people. It's all about power to a small elite group, because you're too stupid to take care of yourself.
It's all a game, a grand illusion. The march to fascism started with Woodrow Wilson, got a boost with FDR slowly but surely over the years it gained momentum, from Johnson to Carter and finally Obama. When more an more people realize what is happening to their liberties and freedoms, they, hopefully, will finally wake up.
This isn't a Democrat or Republican issue. This is an American issue. The idea that Europe has a better way is a vastly flawed idea. History has shown that the way Europe operates always ends with the loss of liberty and development. Stagnation and frustration are the result. Since when has a government lasted longer than 50 years in that region for the past 300 years? Since when has that government shown progress and development for the human standard of living even remotely like the USA has done in 200+ years?
The "Republican" (not Republican party) form of government has the only historical evidence to show that it is the most successful, the best for the human spirit and lifestyle, and the best for the world around than any other form of government ever. When Rome was a true Republic is was the most magnificent of societies. When it started to deteriorate and they created "intitlements" for people (sound familiar?) people got lazy and started expecting more from the government. It deteriorated into a mob democracy, which eventually needed a "saviour" to turn it into a oligarchy or dictatorship with the reign of the emperors. That was the beginning of the end for Rome. The people gave up their prosperity and freedom for handouts and "security". They lost it all.
Communism for every country that has tried it has shown to destroy inventiveness and the incentive to make things better. The promise of "equality" in class is a lie. It only succeeded in eliminating the rich and making everyone poor except party members. Cuba is an exccellent example of this everyone is poor and there's no incentive to make things better.
Socialism, much like the Europe of today, has shown much like Communism, it doesn't inspire entrpreneurship and the improvement of the nation as a whole. Things stagnate because those with ideas get punished for them and anything they gain for their ideas is distributed to those too lazy to work for themselves. After all, why work hard if the government is going to take care of you. Because everyone starts to be content and lazy, the government remains as it is and their economy doesn't grow because of it.
Remember, people that ignore history are destined to repeat it. What you see happening right now has happened many many times before. Socialism isn't new, its a proven failure. Fascism isn't new, it just ends up in an oligarchy and the misery of the people. Communism only results in equal poverty and the misery of the people. The only system that has ever shown success in history is thus:
- A benevolent monarchy that gave the rules of law and allowed the people to live in liberty and without interference. This is very rare, because absolute power corrupts absolutely.
- A republic, which gives a set of laws and allows the people to live in liberty and without government interference. There are just enough laws to hold back anharchy and to preserve the rights and property of the individual. Yes, the INDIVIDUAL, not the group. This is the form of government people died for.
The idea that government solves all problems is a dumb and misinformed idea. A big government only brings misery and a loss of personal liberties. Governement is only there to provide for a common defense, to only PROMOTE (not provide) the general welfare, in other words ENCOURAGE commerce, not stifle or regulate it. Government is there to PRESERVE LIBERTY not only for us, but our children. This is not what Obama and the Congress is doing. They are violating our highest law, the Constitution, and with hypocrasy demand we obey theirs and trust them.
This march to fascism will be tested when enough people have come to the realization that they have lost their liberties to a bunch of tyrants that say what people want to hear.
The only problem our founding fathers did not address, was a provision in the Constitution for the government to fear the people, other than the second amendment.
